Name: Sweetwater Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter classes- breaker/boning gauging 4.00 to 6.00 higher with lean cows being steady, and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. No comparisons available

for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $222.30/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +14.42 against this barn's trailing median of $207.88.

Average price

$222.30

25 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$61.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.11

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	468	232.19	1,088	21
Medium and Large 2-3	534	170.38	909	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.81/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

222.30

—

TN average8 barns · 726 hd

201.19

+21.11

This barn, trailing median2 sales

207.88

+14.42

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,642	126.00	2,069	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	110.83	1,537	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	104.01	1,234	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	88.39	923	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,144	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,730	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 lots · USDA AMS · East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	87.32/cwt	80.00–93.50	888	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	236.15/cwt	227.50–240.00	999	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	233.86/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	229.24/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	205.00/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	213.74/cwt	212.50–215.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	206.49/cwt	200.00–219.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	188.43/cwt	185.00–193.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	300	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	234.62/cwt	224.00–245.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	475	147.82/cwt	140.00–155.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	232.37/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	174.75/cwt	162.50–187.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	225.01/cwt	223.00–227.00	851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,220.00/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,220	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,730.00/head	1,730.00–1,730.00	1,730	2
Bulls	—	—	1,754	130.25/cwt	126.00–135.50	2,285	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	95.35/cwt	94.50–96.00	1,163	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,666	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	104.01/cwt	96.50–111.00	1,234	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	109.63/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,483	6

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

Wed May 24, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 116Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 52Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 26Year ago 26

Compared to last week, slaughter classes- breaker/boning gauging 4.00 to 6.00 higher with lean cows being steady, and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. No comparisons available

for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,017	80.00–93.50	87.32
2	—	1,220	94.50–96.00	95.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	118.00	118.00
6	—	1,353	101.00–115.00	109.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,186	96.50–111.00	104.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,754	126.00–135.50	130.25
2	—	1,418	117.00–118.00	117.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	227.50–240.00	236.15
2	—	525	229.00–239.00	233.86
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
1	—	620	221.00	221.00
4	—	566	225.00–233.00	229.24
3	—	387	224.00–245.00	234.62
4	—	471	227.50–240.00	232.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	162.00	162.00
2	—	635	162.50–187.00	174.75
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	175.00	175.00
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	229.00	229.00
1	—	670	185.00	185.00
3	—	317	200.00–219.00	206.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	195.00	195.00
2	—	388	170.00–175.00	172.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	202.00–208.00	205.00
2	—	440	212.50–215.00	213.74
2	—	598	170.00	170.00
3	—	473	185.00–193.00	188.43
2	—	293	150.00	150.00
2	—	378	223.00–227.00	225.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	140.00–155.00	147.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,220.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	840.00	840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,730.00	1,730.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

East Tennessee Livestock Center - Sweetwater, TN

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